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92 quotes by Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/mænˈdɛlə/; Xhosa pronunciation: [xoˈliːɬaɬa manˈdeːla]; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was South Africa's first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through...
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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

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A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

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It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line... →

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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers... →

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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach... →

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To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

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There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

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It always seems impossible until its done.

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Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of... →

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Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.

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Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.

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If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

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For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

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